Difficulty: Intermediate
Venezuela
Victor continues his Columbus-themed tour, this time, at the Christopher Columbus monument built for Barcelona's Universal Exposition in 1888.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Venezuela
From Tinnell Hall in the Plaza del Rey [King's Square] in Barcelona, where Columbus met with King Ferdinand just four months following an assassination attempt on this monarch's life, Victor shares with us more interesting historical facts about Christopher Columbus.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Venezuela
Once upon a time, the Roman emperor Augustus made the wonderful city of Tarragona, in Andalusia, the capital of the Roman Empire. Victor tells us more about the history of this enchanting city.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain, Venezuela
Every August, the city of Tarragona celebrates the Sant Magí festival. Let's listen to retired social education professor Joan Martínez Manet tell us the fascinating story behind this celebration.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain, Venezuela
Víctor Díaz introduces us to the vibrant Santa Tecla festival in Tarragona, Spain. With the help of a local, we will learn about some of the festival's entertaining events as well as the beauty and inviting atmosphere of the city of Tarragona.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Venezuela
From San Felipe Neri Plaza in Barcelona, Spain, Víctor Díaz offers us some insight into this site's historical importance and why it serves as a monument to world peace.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Colombia, Spain, Venezuela
From Barcelona, Victor invites us to meet the modern troubadours of this city whilst reminding us about some of the famous singers that started their musical careers in the same way.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Venezuela
Despite a lot of recent, negative publicity surrounding Venezuela's political and economic crises, there are many wonderful things about this country and its capital city of Caracas. Join our host, Victor Diaz, as he shows us one of its iconic sites, Plaza Francia and its obelisk.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Venezuela
This time, Victor takes us on a tour of Caracas's most impressive shopping center, the Centro Comercial Ciudad Tamanaco [Tamanaco City Shopping Center]. Built in nineteen seventy-six to showcase Caracas as one of Latin American's most avant-garde cities, the complex experienced its heyday in the seventies and eighties but still retains its spendor today.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Venezuela
Víctor Díaz takes us to a beautiful little town called Galipán, located forty minutes away from Venezuela's capital city of Caracas.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Ecuador
From the boardwalk in Puerto Bolívar, a port town in the canton of Machala, Ecuador, residents tell us about its industry as well as some of its tourist attractions and ongoing projects.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Colombia
Let's go for a car ride through the fascinating streets of Cartagena, Colombia, discovering alongside our expert guide the history and wonders of this riveting Colombian city.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Colombia
The carriage tour through the streets and tourist sites of Cartagena de Indias continues with interesting tidbits about each locale.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Colombia
Our guide concludes his carriage tour of Cartagena de Indias, pointing out plenty of additional streets and sites.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Colombia
Let's visit the Quinta de Bolivar, a hacienda in the outskirts of Santa Marta, Colombia that served as Simon Bolivar's residence. It is currently utilized as a museum, dedicated to the life and times of this iconic symbol of Colombian independence.
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